# NTSB OAK73DVG70: Piper PA-22, N2803Z, Calistoga, CA, June 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1973
- Place: Calistoga, CA · CALISTOGA, CA
- Location: 38.5814° N, 122.5827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calistoga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5814&lon=-122.5827&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190249
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73DVG70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVG70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1554  73/6/24    CALISTOGA,CALIF     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 121
        TIME - 1130                    N2803Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALISTOGA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UKIAH,CALIF                 CALISTOGA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- PLT ATTN WAS DISTRACTED BY ANOTHER ACFT IN TFC PAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2803Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2803Z-1994-03-30), registration cancelled 1994-03-30, S/N 226796 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Calistoga

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730624016699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730624016699A), Jun 24, 1973: Piper PA22160, Calistoga, CA, Substantial damage. Plt attn was distracted by another acft in tfc pat.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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